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Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)

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3 mufflers is usually Resonator, then Tri-flow, then another resonator right at the back.

I don't mind the Jellybeans actually. Makes the car look straight out of the 80's. :P
The extra amount of tyre sidewall, is what makes the biggest difference IMO.
The car looks lower with them too!

I'd quite like to see either an actual pic, (or a photoshop), of original style wheels (12 or 13's) and hubcaps.

I've heard that perished steering rack rubber mounts can cause that steering wobble?
The nos parts guy I know, has some NOS Escort front grilles, and heaps of original genuine suspension rubber componentry for these.
(incl NOS steering rack mount bushes)

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yeah 3 mufflers if its a big engine with big exhaust diameter. but my XF is running 1 high flow cat, 2" pipe, 1 sports muffler before the diff and that is it. doesn't drone whatsoever unless i make it drone at a certain RPM on purpose. so 1 cat, and 1 muffler and no drone. 

ill be running probably 1.75", sure a muffler and resonator won't drone with such a small engine and pipe. 

yes I've heard that too, which is why they were replaced when i rebuilt the steering rack 

for starters those are Magnums not JellyBeans. I might like jelly beans, but these definitely aren't beans. 

i would like to try my original 12s on, but they are hideous being colour matched to the car :wacko:
IF they were silver id put them on. but they are only 5" wide, and have crappy worn out tyres on them. if i was going to go steelies they'd be 13x6s, with 185 wide tyres all round. but after i do the exhaust, that will be it for a while, because i HAVE to focus on the wagon. 

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look here and look through the pics. these are 13x5.5s. might give you some idea what it might look like. still not deep enough dish to mount the hub caps and not have them protrude passed the lip of the rim. and $450 is a bit steep, but yes they have new tyres, and its also $450 i will need to spend on the exhaust 

 

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/geelong/wheels-tyres-rims/ford-13x5-5-escort-cortina-capri-wheels-tyres/1170499932

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lol yep. Forgot, they are 13s. It looks stock but underneath that gold car is all sorts of not stock. Coil overs, which dont support the smaller brakes which means he had to run 13" wheels 

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Well exhaust is done. 

1.75" off the headers, into a muffler before the diff, and a 12" long resonator at the back. 

Not as loud as i was expecting (yet. Needs to burn in) but has a nice note to it. The car pulls smoother, and just has a constant little note to it. 

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I shouldve gotten a photo of the car with the exhaust. 

I asked my exhaust guy to fit a nice single skin straight cut chrome tip. He didnt have any, so i just got him to leave it without and ill fit one at some stage. 

Well now im having second thoughts, because its painted matte black, and i kind of like the discrete black pipe sticking out under the bumper 

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Sure is. Been talking to guy recently. Hes done some good work to it. Flushed injectors, new bigger turbo. Would love to drive it again now. Even when it had blocked injectors when we had it, it would still spin the rears in 2nd lol 

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Should buy it back for cheap, then re-sell again for $3k.
edit -
anyone want to go halves?
What half you after Dave?

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you want half, but the problem is it will end up hidden away in the factory never to be seen again. 

so hows friday looking to pick up my tailgate? :P 
 

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7 minutes ago, Panko said:

you want half, but the problem is it will end up hidden away in the factory never to be seen again. 

so hows friday looking to pick up my tailgate? :P 
 

Friday is hot... 40degrees! :o

Half of the awesomeness..... It's not a gem, it's a driver/thrasher. :P
I'd have no problems not hiding it away. LOL!

 

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7 minutes ago, SPArKy_Dave said:

Friday is hot... 40degrees! :o

Half of the awesomeness..... It's not a gem, it's a driver/thrasher. :P
I'd have no problems not hiding it away. LOL!

 

I dont give a crap how hot it is lol. I have to make the final call to the panel shop tomorrow to let them know if the car is ready to go in on monday or not. if you want to feel like an idiot, I'm now waiting on just the tailgate Dave. you said friday evening at the start of the week, so I'm sticking to that no matter how hot it is. 

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